Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
22.1km²
Area
123km
Coastline
7m
Highest point
777
People
23°C
Warmest sea
August
34km
To the mainland
When to go to Fire Island
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (23 °C) and coolest in February (4 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to August.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States
Fire Island is an island in United States. It covers 22.1 km², with 123 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 7 m. About 777 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 34 km away.
Getting there
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at ISP airport (Islip)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSayville - Water Island, Fire Island, Bay Shore - Saltaire, Fire Island, Bay Shore - Ocean Beach, Fire Island, Bay Shore - Atlantique, Fire Island
- 34 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Fire Island.
- 34beachesAtlantique Beach, Lighthouse Beach, Ho-Hum Beach and 31 more
- 3viewpoints
- 1lighthousesFire Island Lighthouse Visitors Center
- 17ferry terminalsWater Island Ferry Landing, Ocean Beach Ferry Landing, Atlantique Ferry Landing and 14 more
- 5marinasDavis Park Marina and 4 more
- 2campsites
- 12hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 32restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Fire Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Fire Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
22.6°C
Great South Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 2 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Night low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Sea (°C) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 106 | 104 | 122 | 112 | 101 | 109 | 105 | 107 | 95 | 131 | 106 | 143 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.0 | −0.8 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | −0.2 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.0 | −0.1 | +1.9 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +2.1 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | −0.6 | −0.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.6 | −0.1 | −1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1418789) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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